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Pangolin

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    Very Disappointing First and Last Experience

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    4 hours ago, seanfingh said:

    First of all, your grades are excellent - it's obvious that you preserved your comics very well.  Second of all, as you noted, things are much different than the 80's. Non-colorbreaking damage was almost completely overlooked then (or at least considered to lower the grade very, very little.) And there was nothing above NM. Finally, the CGC era has ushered in fugly miscut or otherwise defective 9.8s while taking a perfectly cut, perfectly centered book down to 9.4 for one color breaking back cover 1/16th inch crease.  Once you learn the system, I believe you will do very well, because you already have the chops as it relates to selecting high grade books and preserving them. 

    I agree that my grades are excellent. 99 % of my comics were read only once and some of them never (bought 2-3 copies of some). The goal of my story was to show that I selectively purchased my Spider-Man unlike Captain America and I obtained somewhat lower grades with Spidey. Even worse, my ASM were bagged and boarded while my Captain America were only bagged. So I now have the first apparition of Crossbone with a 9,8 but a lower grade for 1st Venom...:ohnoez:

    Looking for Canadian customers

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted

    7 hours ago, greggy said:

    It changed recently to 120 for Fedex to Canada from the 90 that has been charged forever.  I think it has to do with a lot of the Covid surcharges that Fedex has been imposing on packages.

    xoxo

    greggy

    Thanks for your answer, Greggy.

    I was charged $90 instead of $60 (I sent less 10 comics in May).

    I wish I would have been notified about that when I filled the submission form.

    Of course, CGC has a right to change the price, but a client should be able to trust the amount written on the submission and on the website.

     

     

    Looking for Canadian customers

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted

    7 hours ago, kimik said:

    I am Canadian, and the rate is the same as it has been for a while now via Fedex. (shrug)

    Did you get dinged for GST? If yes, then you filled in the paperwork wrong when submitting the books. You need to mark them as "Comics for certified grading" on the Customs declaration and it should be fine.

    It is not because of the GST.  I was charged more for return shipping.

    Very Disappointing First and Last Experience

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted · Edited by Pangolin

    On 6/12/2020 at 7:27 AM, SirJames1454 said:

    Many of us probably understand how he feels a wee bit.  A few months back, I submitted five of my comics to get graded.  Now, to set the story, these comics of mine (and about 99% of all my other ones) that I purchased back in the very early 90's have never been opened or read.  At that time, I went to the comic book store and the owner allowed me to carefully hand pick the comics out of his just arrived shipment of new comics.  I immediately placed them into a cardboard backed, acid free plastic bag made for comics.  I then placed those comics into a comic storage box.  I have four long boxes of comics sitting in a humidity controlled (and mostly dark) place in my finished basement for years!  Not sure if anything else I could have been done to keep them in more of a pristine condition.

    After all these years, I thought....why not get a few graded.  These things are in mint condition and should get a super high rating of at least 9.8!  Why wouldn't they! - (see first part of story above) .  You can imagine my surprise when I received them back a couple months later.  Two of my Spiderman's were rated at 9.2.  Vamperella #1 was rated at 9.2, Spawn #1 rated at 9.4 and another Spiderman rated at 9.6.  I read the notes (i.e. "faults") that they associated with each of the comics and tried my best to find them.  I honestly can say that I might have found one of the "issues", but I sure as hell couldn't find any of the others! 

    But, I guess its the luck of the draw (and someones opinion that day), so to speak.  Am I a bit bummed that they were not graded higher?  Sure, who wouldn't be.  Do I believe they should be rated higher?  In my opinion...yup.  But, watcha' gonna' do.  It didn't deter me from sending in another five comics two months ago (waiting on results).  Kinda' feels like buying some scratch off tickets.  You may be a bit disappointed after the first one is scratched, but hoping the next ones better.  :wishluck:

    I have a similar background as you. I sent over 50 comics to CGC in the past months. The funniest thing is that I carefully choose my Spider-Man comics at my LCS since I am a big fan. So I sent a few like ASM #300, ASM #252, MTU #141 and SW #8. They all came back with a 9.4.

    I also sent a few Thor (4), Captain America (4) and Spawn (2). I was less serious with my selection when I bought them. But guess what? Two were rated 9.8, five 9.6, one 9.4 and the last two 9.2. Funny, isn’t?

    I am not complaining. Overall, I am satisfied by the grade. I understand that grading is subjective. It is like wine tasting!

    And also, I want to keep my modern Spidey, but sell the others.

    I am a long time collector, but my interest for slabbing comics is fairly recent. The grading game is not the same as in the eighties. However, I learned a lot since I submit books to CGC and compare the results afterwards.

    Looking for Canadian customers

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted

    Hello,

    I am from Canada myself and I would like to know if some other Canadian customers placed an order with CGC in the past weeks.

     

    If so, would you please send me a private message, I have a few questions about your recent experience.

     

    I am keeping this private for now while I discuss this with a few fellow citizens.

     

    Thanks,

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Shipping Fees to Canada

    in Ask CGC

    Posted · Edited by Pangolin

    6 minutes ago, Jennifer F. said:

    Good morning,

    Thanks for your message.  As far as I am aware, the FedEx International rate table hasn't changed.  We would need to take a look at your specific invoice to determine why you were charged more.  If you can provide your invoice number, we can check further for you.

    Thanks!

    Good Jennifer,

    Thanks for your answer. I was presently writing an email with all the details.

    Do you want me to send it to service@... or submissions@... or directly to you?

     

     

     

     

    Shipping Fees to Canada

    in Ask CGC

    Posted · Edited by Pangolin

    I sent less than 10 comics for grading and the return shipping fees was $90 instead of $60 (according to the table below).

    https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/5798/

    I called the accounts department and they told me the fees are correct at $90.

    Would you please update the table? In the meantime, would you confirm the return shipping fees for Canada (Quebec) for :

    1-10 comics

    10-20 comics

    20-25 comics.

    I am on my way to send you another submission and would like to optimize the return shipping.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    PGM ASM Annual #3

    in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?

    Posted

    Thank you all for your comments.

    I voluntarily overestimated a bit my grade. I want to check if my grade will influence your own opinion.

    I thank you for your thoroughness

    I put this comic on eBay before I posted my message here. In my listing, I graded as a 5.5.

    Sorry for the typo in my initial post.

     

    Todd McFarlane CGC Private Signing December 2019

    in The Signature Room

    Posted

    On 11/24/2019 at 3:10 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

    Can I just have a list of what everyone is sending in? :sumo: so that I could decide what is the rarest signature!

     

    I will only send three comics : ASM #300, Spawn #1 and ... Hulk 345!

    Why this issue of Hulk?

    It's the last and complete McFarlane issue (Hulk). But most of all, it is one it is my most favorite comics of all time

    The last panels are memorable! Thirty years later, I am still shivering...

    The leader detonates the bomb prematurely and then :

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    BOOM!!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Insurance

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

    Posted

    I recently bought a Premium Membership. I am in the process to send my first submission. to CGC.

    I choose Fedex as the returns method since I am from Canada.

    However, the ground shipping insurance value is $100 max per package.

    What are my options if I send for $1000 of comic books value?

    I have no problem to buy a $1000 Insurance to send the comics to CGC, but what about the insurance to return the comics to me?

    Anyone else from Canada with a suggestion?

    Thanks